These pages were started in December 2004 in response to interest by the staff
of BSR (Brown Student Radio)
in historical archives of their sister station,
WBRU FM, in Providence, RI.

In the fall of 1964, when I entered Brown University as a Freshman, WBRU AM,
which had been around since 1936 as the oldest college radio station in the
nation, was planning the birth of WBRU FM, a 20,000 watt commercial FM station.
WBRU-AM continued to operate, playing mostly rock; but the FM station had to
tread lightly in the political waters and shied away from rock, playing
primarily "Big Band" and "Popular" music, though some called it schmaltz
(especially in the evening)! Some time periods were devoted to jazz,
classical, folk, and other music styles, along with news and Brown University
sports. I was the Program Director in those early days of 'BRU FM, which
went on the air in February 1966 and was sold in August 2017, to be reinvented
as an advanced digital media workshop at
wbru.com (logo above left).

I offer this collection of 'BRU memorabilia for all interested parties.
Fred Brack, '68,
Raleigh, NC

In July 2018, I updated this website to current HTML5 standards, reviewed all
pages for broken links, and made each page as
compatible as possible for mobile devices (i.e., smartphones). I also
solicited updates to the "Where Are They Now?" page (to which my favorite
response has been: "Thanks for doing this - you're insane, but thanks!").
If you encounter any problems, please contact me via the link at the bottom of
each page.

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If you have contributions for this website, please contact me using the link at
the bottom of each page. (Most of this came from my own and Mark Jordan's
archives, so add variety by contributing what YOU have!)